The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-16
loyal FLUMADooDLE.

The London Nous says: Apart from the
,na.tacnl;,r interest OF the professions with
a, and without the abbey yesterday there is
All historical and popular interest attaching
10 many of the functionaries. Among the
most conspicuous of the brilliant
,ovolrade are the footmen attendant on her
,r,iasty the Queen. Those who have stood
l., the crowd at procession times know that
a rood deal OF uncertainty exists i'll the popu-
jaT mind as to whether they are not all of
Them members of the lower aristocracy.
they used to be somewhat more exalted
uorSonages than they are now. Early in
The Queens reign the salary of a royal foot
man was clio year, with a possible rise
IN the rank of a senior foOtman with 4120
q wear This was not, it may be thought,
very splendid but the dignity of the service,
and the fact that it was always followed by
nension and sometimes led to higher rank,
rendered it attractive to the stalwart mem
hers of the respectable middle classes on the
lookout for a career. Moreover there We're
nerouisites-bread and beer money, for in
stance amounting to El3 is. Sd. year. Be-
sides this, a footnan sent on a Journey
however short, would have 6 shillings day
far refreshment All that, however, was in
the GOOD old days before the besomS of re-
form swept out the Queens establishments
when Prince Albert was in the prime of his
vigor. Nowadays even so gorgeous a
gentleman as a Queens footman has to
begin with modest ESQ year, which in
course of time may expand to ESQ, but no
further Perauisites, too, have been abolished
or curtailed. There is an allowance of 6
puineas and half for hair powder, bag
and stockings; but sad to say, each man
has to find his own backing and boot brushes
and to paw for his own washing. A suit of
state livery, such as dazzled the eyes of all
beholders yesterday, is said to cost 9120.
They are rarely used, and, of course, rarely
renewed. When they are renewed, however,
the old garments become the perquisites Of
the wearers and the gold lace upon them is,
of course, of considerable value. Unless
changes, of which we are unaware, have
been made within the last few years the
Queen has fifteen footmen and one sergeant
footman at a salary of 9l32 year. Form
erlv the sergeant foOtman, or one of the six
senior fOOtmen, was often promoted to the
position of page of the presence, or of a
Queens messenger, either of which was worth
$500 or 4400 year. But this practice has
gone the way of most of the perquisiteS, and
the position of royal footman is no longer
sought for as it used to be, though, of course
there are plenty who would be glad to get it.
But there are corresponding positions in less
exalted Households in which a well-built
young MN with the necessary development
of calf, who aspires to become a footman
may do better ttS' his fortunes than in the
service of the crown.
Next to her majesty'S footmen, the state
trumpeters are among the most popular of
functionaries on all great occasions. There
are eight of them, with a sergeant at their
head They form part of the state band,
which distinct from her majesty's private
band, is only called upon on important oc-
casiOns. As in the case of the foOtmen, their
gorgeous raiment, their silver trumpets, and
their stately demeanor might suggest to the
uninitated dignitaries of large emoluments,
If not of exalted rank Their sergeant gets
600 year, and each of the eight minor
musicians $40, though there are, i'll addition,
fees paid to them on each occasion of their
performing in public. These are not very
imposing figures, but considering what is
the usual number of blasts state trllmpeter
is called upon TO blow for his 940 or his
EGO s. year, With fees, the pay is not by any
means iltiberal. especially as only portion
OF it comes out of the Queens civil list, the
rest having custoipariiy been voted by
Parliament.
From footrnen ard trumpeters to pur-
Suivants, heralds, and kings-at-arms is
great stride up the social and ceremonial
lr!der. These functionaries have both a
Popular and historical interest Their
quantity gorgeous costumes always attract
attention on state occasions, and their I'M
doubted antiquity and mysterious functions
their declarations of war and of peace,
their announcements at coronations, and
their solemn enunciations OF titles and dig
mites over illustrious graves-aH tend 10
invest them with a curious interest in the
eyes Of all beholders. The heralds must be
gentlemen ''Skilled in the ancient and modern
languages, good historians, and conversant
IN the gonealogies of the nobility and
gentry" The direct emoluments of the
ot!ce are trivial. But IL Is their function
20 grant coats srmorial and supporters 70
the same 10 such as are properly authorized to
bear them. Where 10 armorial
arms are known TO belong to
the party applying for the grant
:ney invent devices and cmblazon them IN
Tie most applicable manner SO as to reflect
credit upon their own fertility of knowledge,
and to afford satisfaction to the wearer. "
They are of course entitled to more liberal
lees than tall to the lot of most inventors,
and moreover they are the great sources OF
genealogical lore. Pursuivants, heralds,
and kngs-at-arms are under the Earl
Marshal of England, and indeed are now
created by him. Formerly, when kings-at-
arms were more important functionarlesS
than they are now, they were crowned
Everitable kings by the sovereign himself.
They go through the same ceremony of
installation now, but it is performed by the
Earl-Marshal by royal warrant Upon
this OCCASION" says leading authority,
the chosen fuuctionary takes his oath,
wine is poured out of gilt cup with a
cover, his title is pronounced, and he is
invested with tabret of the royal arms
richly embroidered upon velvet, a collar of s.
with two portcullises of silver gilt, gold
9aln with badge of his Office. Then the
EarIMarshal places on his head a crown OF
Kmg-of-arIns, which formerly resembled a
qucil ooronet; but since the Restoration 1t
mas been adorned with leaves resembling
those OF the oak, and circunscrbed accord
iEg 10 ancient customs with the words
Silselere mel Deus sccundum lnagnum
m'sercordiam hiam.'" Garter has also a
mantle of crimson satin rs an officer of the
oineF, with n white rod or sceptre with the
iIoVereign'S arms upon the top, which he
DS'rs III the presence of the sovereign.
!; mere are three kings alarms. Garter IL
iL,,hg'at- farms of England, Clarencieux is
ling OF the province south of the Trent, and
mn,orroy Is king of the northern provinces.
lac heralds 60 through an initiatory core
mrlpolly as tho kings, except tho GROWING.
ihey are all military and civil officers, and
IN token OF this thcy are oil sworn on sword
:, The Office of Earl-Marshal is among the
highest nGSheet and Oldest. He is the eighth great
O'Ilccr OF state, and is the only earl who Is
IN earl by virtue of his Office Formerly
~. ue was Marshal of the army, as well as being
the SDrct1na eli of chiy-